Originally first in line to Mufasa's throne, until he is suddenly replaced by Mufasa's son, Simba, Scar decides to lead an army of hyenas in his plot to take the throne by killing Mufasa and Simba, who escapes into exile, ultimately blaming his brother's death on his nephew.

However, HelloGiggles recently revealed the truth about Scar and Mufasa, and it makes their contrasting appearances make a lot more sense. The two lions aren’t actually related. HelloGiggles sat down with Rob Minkoff and Dan Hahn, The Lion King ‘s director and producer respectively.